Kishtwar Airport

Kishtwar Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Serves	Kishtwar
Location	Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Elevation  AMSL	5,200 ft / 1,585 m
Coordinates	33°19′36″N075°45′23″E / 33.32667°N 75.75639°E / 33.32667; 75.75639
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Kishtwar Airport is an airport located about 3 kilometres north of Kishtwar near Chowgan Ground in Jammu and Kashmir, India. ^[1]

History

Starting from 2018, the military airstrip was upgraded for joint use by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. ^[2] A 1200 metre long airstrip will be developed over 20 acres of land. The upgrade work will be taken up by the Public Works Department for which the Government has acquired land in Pochhal, Matta and Kishtwar villages. ^[3]

Military aviation

The Indian Army operates a helipad at this site to carry out helicopter operations to far-off areas of Doda and Kishtwar districts. ^[1]

Civil aviation enclave

The airstrip has been included in the UDAN scheme, ^[4] launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and is expected to help the promotion of tourism in the region. ^[1]

See also

• List of airports in India

References

1. "Construction works of airstrip at Kishtwar to begin soon". The Dispatch . 30 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. "Kishtwar in J&K to get full-fledged Airport". Press Information Bureau . 16 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
3. "Notification No. 195" (PDF). Revenue Department, Govt. of J&K. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
4. "Regional Connectivity Scheme" (PDF). Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.